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OpenStudy (anonymous):

can anyone help me? simplify and leave in radical form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm not sure how to explain how to solve this but here are the steps: Since x^6*x^2= x^8 (Due to fractional rules), that means that the answer is \[\sqrt[8]{x^8}\] If you are putting it in rational form it is basically x^8/8, or just x. Hope this helped!

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\Large { \bf a^{\frac{{\color{blue} n}}{{\color{red} m}}} = \sqrt[{\color{red} m}]{a^{\color{blue} n}} \\ \quad \\ \quad \\ \sqrt[{\color{red}{ 8}}]{x^2y^6}\implies (x^2y^6)^{\frac{1}{{\color{red}{ 8}}}}\implies x^{\frac{\cancel{ 2 }}{\cancel{ 8 }}}y^{\frac{\cancel{ 6 }}{\cancel{ 8 }}}\implies ? }\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm I meant to put anyhow \(\Large \bf a^{\frac{{\color{blue} n}}{{\color{red} m}}} = \sqrt[{\color{red} m}]{a^{\color{blue} n}} \qquad \qquad \sqrt[{\color{red} m}]{a^{\color{blue} n}}=a^{\frac{{\color{blue} n}}{{\color{red} m}}}\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

so... how would those 2 fractions simplify to ?

OpenStudy (radar):

\[(x ^{2}y ^{6})^{1/8}\]Use the rule for exponents.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt[8]{x^{2}y^{6}}\] since they are all divisible 2 then: \[\sqrt[2(4)]{(xy^{3}){2}}\] (cancel out 2) its simplified form is: \[\sqrt[4]{xy ^{3}}\]

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